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Redefining traditional – response needed!

My friends and I have been mentally preparing for Thursday’s Thanksgiving feast, including running through our family recipes and traditions. In doing so, we found that the Thanksgiving meal we were picturing was all different. Sure, we expected this when we lived in London and no one had heard of this wacky holiday, or in college where people came from all over, but surely three women raised in one small town would have the same menu in mind… right?

Wrong.

So now I want to know – what’s on your required list for Thanksgiving? Does it ever change? Are you allowed to help with the cooking? Are we the only family that doesn’t religiously eat squash, and can anyone confirm that turkey really is better when deep fried?

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Since I was the only American present at our Thanksgiving meal, we served chicken instead of turkey (my Jamaican in-laws feel the same way about turkey as I feel about goat!) and coconut rice and beans. We still served the traditional favorites: stuffing, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, gravy made from the pan drippings and more that I can’t think of because I’m still slightly delirious from all the food I ate! We had 3 pies- apple (one regular, one gluten free) and pumpkin (gluten free) All was yummy!